Michael and William Andregg are digging deep into DNA and found a way to sequence the human genome quickly and cost-effectively. They look like they’d be playing in some indie band but are super talented young scientists. Hailing from Bisbee, Arizona they made the move to Silicon Valley with their start-up Halycon Molecular funded by the big guys, Pieter Thiel and gang. Here’s their success story by Mike Hodgkinson for The Independent. Not sure what medical innovations I’ll witness in my lifetime, all I want is a good set of teeth, that’s all, please.

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